IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
30 Oct - 4 Nov 2022
Rooms 203-205, Level 2
Session information
IBAHRI Showcase: an attack on human rights globally
Monday 31 October (1430 - 1730)
Rooms 203-205, Level 2
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Committee(s)
IBA's Human Rights Institute
(Lead)
Description
HumanRightsRuleOfLawThe international ecosystem of courts and legal protections that preserves and promotes rule of law, human rights and democracy seem to be in peril. Governments increasingly are straying from their international commitments with regard to refugee protection, freedom of expression, the right to protest and many other areas of law fundamental to peace and justice. What is to be done?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Lady Helena Kennedy LT KC | International Bar Association, London, England |
Speakers
| Rushan Abbas | Founder, the Campaign for Uyghurs, Herndon, Virginia, USA |
| Neri Javier Colmenares | COLMENARES LAW OFFICES, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Nighat Dad | Digital Rights Foundation, Lahore, Pakistan |
| Azra Jafari | Mayor of Nili, Nili, Afghanistan |
| Evgenia Kara-Murza | Project Manager, Free Russia Foundation, Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Professor Valerie Oosterveld | Western University , London, Ontario, Canada |
| Ambassador Stephen Rapp | US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Council Member, IBA's Human Rights Institute |